ALATAS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-08 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31K
-97.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-0.3% vs 2023
Employees
122
+14% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£588K
+22.1% first positive since 2019
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALATAS UK LIMITED 2007-05-02 → present
- ALATAS LIMITED 1988-11-18 → 2007-05-02
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,999,040 | £11,725,795 | £19,012,715 | £21,716,939 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£12,800 | £664,888 | £482,244 | £588,431 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£10,860 | £665,583 | £482,056 | £588,431 | |
| Net profit | — | £31,320 | £546,839 | £446,987 | £389,061 | |
| Cash | £491,460 | £795,435 | £1,028,745 | £1,356,519 | £30,895 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,235,878 | £2,148,569 | £3,464,581 | £3,582,445 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,235,878 | £1,782,717 | £3,367,124 | £3,356,185 | |
| Equity | £1,204,558 | £1,235,878 | £1,782,717 | £3,367,124 | £3,356,185 | |
| Average employees | — | 61 | 64 | 107 | 122 | |
| Wages | — | £3,474,519 | £3,439,426 | £4,657,503 | £5,722,333 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.0% | 30.9% | 13.9% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.90x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1944.53x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “There are no events affecting the company following the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Ian Edward | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1988 | British |
| DE'ATH, Richard | Director | 2018-05-04 | Jan 1980 | British |
| SPARROW, Timothy Roger | Director | 2017-05-31 | May 1958 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITFIELD, Diane Linda | Secretary | — | 2007-10-31 |
| BARNABY, David Andrew | Director | 1998-08-13 | 2010-04-30 |
| DODWELL, Mark Rodger | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| SPARROW, Alexander George | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| SPARROW, Timothy Roger | Director | 1995-12-12 | 2011-09-30 |
| WHITFIELD, Diane Linda | Director | — | 2007-10-31 |
| WHITFIELD, Stephen Robert | Director | — | 1998-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard De'Ath | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2024-01-31 |
| Mr Frederick Uhunmwenkpenma Iyekekpolor | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2019-12-23 |
| Peter Brindley | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Alatas Worldwide Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.2%
£19,012,715 £21,716,939
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-97.7%
£1,356,519 £30,895
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.3%
£3,367,124 £3,356,185
-
Employees
+14%
107 122
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+22%
£482,244 £588,431
first positive since 2019
-
Profit before tax
+22.1%
£482,056 £588,431
first positive since 2019
-
Wages
+22.9%
£4,657,503 £5,722,333
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers